Four-Point Computed Tomography Scores for Evaluation of Occult Peritoneal Metastasis in Patients with Gastric Cancer: A Region-to-Region Comparison with Staging Laparoscopy.

Zi-Yu LiLei TangZhe-Min LiYan-Ling LiJia FuYan ZhangXiao-Ting LiXiang-Ji YingJia Fu Ji

Published in: Annals of surgical oncology (2020)

Patients with OPM mostly exhibited S-GGO on CT, which should be interpreted cautiously. The 4-point CT score system may improve the pretreatment evaluation of occult peritoneal metastasis, and staging laparoscopy might not be necessary for patients with a score lower than 2.

Keyphrases

computed tomography
dual energy
image quality
contrast enhanced
positron emission tomography
lymph node
pet ct
magnetic resonance imaging
robot assisted